A man has been charged with attempted murder following an assault which left a teenager fighting for her life .

Cleveland Police received a call from a member of the public at around 3am last Saturday after an 18-year-old woman was attacked on Marton Road, Longlands .

Cleveland Police today confirmed a 21-year-old man has since been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

A spokeswoman for the force said: “Following a serious assault on an 18-year-old woman on Marton Road in Middlesbrough in the early hours of Saturday 29th April, a 21-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder.

“He has been remanded to appear at Teesside Magistrates’ Court on Monday.”